EXCALIBUR, the Royal Navy’s first XLUUV 19/05/2025 | Michele Cosentino On May 15, 2025, the Royal Navy officially unveiled its first extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle (XLUUV), now formally designated XV EXCALIBUR. This milestone marks a… [leggi la notizia]

Singapore Navy to acquire new unmanned Mine Counter-Measure capabilities 08/05/2025 | Mike Rajkumar (Reporting from Singapore) Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has contracted ST Engineering to provide a suite of new Unmanned Mine Counter-Measure capabilities, including Mine Counter-Measure Unmanned Surface Vessels… [leggi la notizia]

Israel Shipyards looks to reinforce healthy orderbook 08/05/2025 | Mike Rajkumar (Reporting from Singapore) Israel Shipyards is now busy with delivering several important orders, the most important on which is its recent order from the Israel MoD to supply… [leggi la notizia]

Greece: DEFEA 2025 opens with strong international presence and emphasis on naval procurement 06/05/2025 | Tommaso Massa (Reporting from Athens) The third edition of the Defence Exhibition Athens (DEFEA) officially opened today, May 6th 2025, at the Athens Metropolitan Expo, marking what promises to be… [leggi la notizia]

Keel-Laying Ceremony Held for New Singapore Navy OPVs 10/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Keel-Laying Ceremony for the first 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) destined for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) recently took place at the Western… [leggi la notizia]

Italian Navy: Steel-Cutting Ceremony Held for First FREMM EVO Frigate 04/04/2025 | Carolina Paizs The steel-cutting ceremony for the first of the 2 FREMM EVO frigates—the latest evolution of the FREMM-class—was held today at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso shipyard (Genoa).… [leggi la notizia]

Ultra Maritime announces the progress of its G-size Multistatic Active Receive Sonobuoy (MSARS) for the Royal Navy 01/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Ultra Maritime has announced the successful completino of the Preliminary Design Review for its new Multistatic Active Receive Sonobuoy (MSARS), a device developed with UK… [leggi la notizia]

MQ-9B and MQ-4C TRITON compete for Norway’s arctic surveillance requirement 24/03/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Norways wants to field long range, long endurance drones on the remote island of Andøya from 2029. The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) ceased to… [leggi la notizia]

The uncrewed submarine CETUS for the Royal Navy is launched 12/03/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli With some delay on the original expectations, the CETUS eXtra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle for the Royal Navy has now been lowered into the water… [leggi la notizia]

The Italian aircraft carrier GARIBALDI for Indonesia? 11/03/2025 | Pietro Batacchi According to recent rumours in the press, Indonesia would be interested in purchasing the Italian Navy's aircraft carrier GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI second hand. According to our… [leggi la notizia]

MARSEC, Singapore's new USVs 18/02/2025 | Michele Cosentino The Singapore Navy has long been experimenting with surveillance operations using unmanned surface vehicles: about 20 years ago, an ENDURANCE class LPD from the Singapore… [leggi la notizia]

Chinese PLAN Commissions 1st Type 054B Frigate 24/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar China’s People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has officially commissioned its first Type 054B frigate, ‘LUOHE’ (Hull No 545) into service. The 5,500-ton-class warship was commissioned… [leggi la notizia]

Kongsberg Maritime’s advanced propulsion and manoeuvring technology for Indonesian Navy's FACs 23/01/2025 | Editorial Team Kongsberg Maritime has recently secured a significant contract to provide cutting-edge propulsion and manoeuvring systems for 2 new KCR-70 Fast Attack Craft destined for the… [leggi la notizia]

New details - and confirmations - for the US DDG(X) programme 20/01/2025 | CAROLINA PAIZS During the 37th National Symposium, organised by the Surface Navy Association and held in Washington D.C. from 14 to 16 January, some news emerged and… [leggi la notizia]

Silos for ballistic missiles and/or underwater drones for the Israeli DRAKON submarine 16/01/2025 | Michele Cosentino In mid-November 2024, at a ceremony in Kiel, the name DRAKON was officially given to the last Israeli submarine. Although the event was confidential, a… [leggi la notizia]

Republic of Korea Navy to Modernise PKG Class Boats 09/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will proceed with the upgrade of its Patrol Killer Guided Missile (PKGM) boats. Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)… [leggi la notizia]

Stealth Meets Sting: The DS8-BLACK SCORPION Combo 02/12/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone In a significant development announced on December 2, 2024, DRASS has entered into a strategic partnership with LEONARDO resulting in an enhanced version of the… [leggi la notizia]

Republic of Singapore Navy Decommissions CHALLENGER Class Submarines 29/11/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) decommissioned its last two CHALLENGER-class submarines on 25 November. The RSS CONQUEROR and RSS CHIEFTAIN were formally decommissioned from… [leggi la notizia]

Egypt's submarine ambitions 27/11/2024 | Fabio Di Felice The ambitions of the Egyptian Navy show no signs of slowing down. According to some African media reports, after significant investments in surface naval platforms,… [leggi la notizia]

China Shows-Off New Large USV "Orca" 22/11/2024 | Mike Rajkumar A new Chinese large Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) was showcased at the recently concluded Airshow China. The Orca 500-tonne high-speed stealth USV features a trimaran… [leggi la notizia]